HeyRuaHow to say “unfriendly” in Irish
- Irish:
- míchairdiúil
- English:
- unfriendly
- Word type:
- adjective
- More unfriendly:
- níos míchairdiúla
- Most unfriendly:
- is míchairdiúla
- Plural:
- míchairdiúla
- Pronunciation:
- “mee-KHAWRD-yool” /ˈmʲiːˌxaːɾˠdʲuːlʲ/
What does “míchairdiúil” mean?
- unfriendly
- Not friendly or kind towards other people.Also: hostile, unwelcoming, cold, unsociable.
Other Irish adjectives for unfriendly: neamhchineálta (unkind), míchineálta (unkind)
“Míchairdiúil” after a noun
An Irish adjective comes after its noun. Here is míchairdiúil after fear (man, masculine), after bean (woman, feminine) and after a plural.
séimhiú (the h) the ending
After a feminine noun the adjective gets a séimhiú, an h after its first letter: bean mhíchairdiúil. After a masculine noun it stays as it is: fear míchairdiúil.
With a plural noun the adjective takes its plural form, míchairdiúla. It also gets an h after a plural that ends in a slender consonant: fir mhíchairdiúla; after other plurals it does not: mná míchairdiúla.
More unfriendly, most unfriendly, very unfriendly
Tá an madra seo níos míchairdiúla ná an ceann eile. This dog is more unfriendly than the other one.
| more unfriendly | níos míchairdiúla | in the past tense: ní ba mhíchairdiúla |
|---|---|---|
| most unfriendly | is míchairdiúla | in the past tense: ba mhíchairdiúla |
| as unfriendly as | chomh míchairdiúil le | no change after chomh |
| very unfriendly | an-mhíchairdiúil | an- lenites, except d, t and s |
| too unfriendly | rómhíchairdiúil | ró- lenites |
“Míchairdiúil” in a sentence: Irish examples
With a masculine noun, a feminine noun, a plural, a comparison and on its own.
Other adjectives in Irish
More everyday Irish adjectives to learn next.
Unfriendly in Irish: frequently asked questions
What is the Irish for unfriendly?
The Irish for unfriendly is míchairdiúil (pronounced “mee-KHAWRD-yool”). It comes after the noun: fear míchairdiúil, an unfriendly man; bean mhíchairdiúil, an unfriendly woman.
How do you say more unfriendly and most unfriendly in Irish?
níos míchairdiúla is more unfriendly and is míchairdiúla is most unfriendly. In the past tense they become ní ba mhíchairdiúla and ba mhíchairdiúla.
Why does míchairdiúil become mhíchairdiúil?
After a feminine singular noun an adjective is lenited: it gets an h after its first letter. So bean mhíchairdiúil (an unfriendly woman) but fear míchairdiúil (an unfriendly man), because fear is masculine.
What is the plural of míchairdiúil?
With a plural noun míchairdiúil becomes míchairdiúla: fir mhíchairdiúla, mná míchairdiúla. After a plural that ends in a slender consonant it is lenited as well.
How do you say very unfriendly in Irish?
an-mhíchairdiúil. Too unfriendly is rómhíchairdiúil, and as unfriendly as is chomh míchairdiúil le.
Which preposition goes with míchairdiúil?
Use le for the person: Bhí sé míchairdiúil liom, 'He was unfriendly to me'.
